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Andrew M. Sessler, Director of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) at the University of California, Berkeley, responds here to the assessment of LBL carried by Nature (August 12, page 528)
International trade in nuclear technology was a key issue at the 20th annual meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Rio de Janeiro last month. Bruce Handler reports from Brazil
A new lobbying organisation concerned with global scientific environmental and social issues was established in the United States last week. Colin Norman reports from Washington
